nutrient can be used as a adj
1. alimentary, alimental, nourishing, nutrient, nutritious, nutritive -- (of or providing nourishment; "good nourishing stew")
nutrient can be used as a noun
1. food, nutrient -- (any substance that can be metabolized by an animal to give energy and build tissue)
2. nutrient -- (any substance (such as a chemical element or inorganic compound) that can be taken in by a green plant and used in organic synthesis)
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